Gun Design Genius: Rollin White and His Bored-Through Revolver Cylinder

By Logan Metesh

Patent infringement is an age-old problem and the firearms industry is not immune to it. One of the most important design breakthroughs in terms of handgun development was the bored-through revolver cylinder. In 1849, while working for Colt, a man named Rollin White took parts from condemned guns and began experimenting with their cylinder design. […]

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